Mariner East 2 pipeline to start service tomorrow
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Energy Transfer Partners expects the Mariner East 2 pipeline to start service on or about Nov. 1, according to a filing the company made with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
The filing ETP made with the FERC amends the tariff on its Sunoco Pipeline affiliate’s Mariner East 1 and 2 pipelines carrying natural gas liquids from the Utica and Marcellus shale plays to its Marcus Hook, Pa., terminal for export, according to Seeking Alpha.
The Mariner East 2, which has a nameplate capacity of 275K bbl/day, will move propane and butane from Scio, Ohio, through Houston, Pa., to Marcus Hook.
Learn more: Seeking Alpha > Energy Transfer’s Mariner East 2 NGL pipeline startup expected Nov. 1
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